Chalet Panda - Arc 2000, France

Chalet Panda is one of our larger chalet apartments within the de l’Ours residence, comfortably accommodating 14 guests and one of only two of our apartments with two separate floors. Every one of the seven bedrooms has a balcony to make the most of the views across resort or down the valley. This apartment chalet is perfect for a large group of friends or several families and has the added bonus of its own private sauna on the lower floor.

All guests also have free use of the indoor swimming-pool in the adjacent Altitude Residence. Satellite TV, free Wifi and hairdryers in every room come as standard in all our apartment chalets here. Access to the slopes could not be simpler, with the pistes and nearest ski-lift just 250m from the residence’s front door, for swift and easy access to and from the slopes. Approximate Transfer time to resort: Chambery 2 hours, Geneva 2 hours 45 minutes

Meals - Chalet Panda, Arc 2000

Food is a feature of any ski holiday and we set very high standards for our cuisine. Our Chalet Hosts will prepare and serve your meals as described here six days per week*.

BreakfastStart the day with a cooked breakfast including your choice of bacon, eggs, sausages and beans, as well as a continental selection with a choice of cereals or porridge, fruit juices, plentiful tea, coffee and bread (and croissants in France), cold meats, cheese and preserves, which is normally presented buffet-style for you to help yourself.

Afternoon TeaA delicious homemade cake accompanied by hot drinks will be laid out for you every day except on the staff’s one day off per week.

DinnerOur three-course dinner menus start with an glass of Prosecco followed by an appetiser, main course and dessert, accompanied by a choice of complimentary wines, with coffee or tea to follow.

Vegetarian options are available if advised in advance. Other special dietary requirements must also be advised to us at the time of booking in order for your chalet hosts to be fully prepared and incur a charge of £35 per person per week, to cover the cost of additional ingredients. Failing to book special dietary requirements in advance can incur additional supplements in resort.

* On your Host’s one day off each week, they will leave a simpler continental breakfast out for you to help yourselves, there is no afternoon tea that day, and you can dine out locally in the evening. Your Resort Representative will gladly help out with information and make a reservation for you if you wish.

Children's High TeaWe serve a separate High Tea at 5:30pm for children aged 12 years and under with an appropriate menu and pureed food is available for infants on request. Parents must accompany their children at high tea. Unless children are part of an ‘exclusive use’ whole-chalet booking in chalets, it is not possible for children aged 12 years and under to eat at the adult sitting. When part of a 'exclusive use' whole-chalet booking children may eat with the adults for a supplement of £39 per child if they have received child discounts.

Customer Reviews

Chalet Panda Reviews

(2 Reviews)

10/04/2011

Overall

Our transfers from our home to Chalet Panda and back again via Gatwick and Geneva went very smoothly. This was probably helped by having a Sunday transfer day. Chalet Panda was reasonably conveniently located being about 200 yards from the nearest lift and extremely cosy with very friendly and helpful staff, namely the chalet boys - Duncan and Matt. The Arc 2000 resort manager was also very helpful. The food was great with plenty of reasonable wine with every evening meal. Our only complaint was that the bread was never fresh, and always too dry. In addition to having easy access to the slopes, Chalet Panda was even colder to our evening entertainment in the nearby pub, with a large screen showing major sports and regular quiz nights.

I have never skied this late in the season before (the end of March), but there was no choice this year, as my son had started uni and was no longer free at half term. I have been to Les Arcs before and enjoyed the wide variety of snow and pistes and given the altitude I figured that we should still be sure of some good snow. As it turned out, we did, but we would have been less happy at any lower lying resort. It snowed at the start of the week and this gave a very welcome top-up the resort at 2000m and upwards, but only a short lived reprive for the lower slopes. We managed a trip to La Plagne, but the conditions were better on the Arcs side of the Vanoise Express.
As the week progressed, it got sunnier and warmer and we had to set out both earlier and higher for the best conditions.
Matt and Duncan at the Chalet Panda provided an excellent selection of meals and cakes which were very welcome when we returned to the chalet in the afternoon. This is not exactly the kind of ski-in/out accomodation, that you can often find in France, but it had a range of facilities close-by and was very reasonably priced.

Terms and Conditions

Iglu acts as a travel agent for disclosed principles/tour operators, further details of which will be made available at the time of booking. Your holiday contract will be bound by the tour operators terms and conditions.

The price shown includes 4 nights accommodation, with flights from Gatwick.

Prices shown are per person, per duration indicated, based on maximum occupancy. Descriptions and quality ratings are provided by the Tour Operator (or one of the Tour Operators where similar holidays are offered by more than one supplier). We reserve the right to make minor adjustments to the description or rating based on staff and customer feedback. For payments by credit card, a 2% credit card charge (2.5% for AMEX) will be added to your invoice. If you pay by a UK issued debit card, there is no charge.

Please note: the above prices are not inclusive of tourist tax which may be payable in resort (approximately £3 - £10 per person per week in local currency).